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Submit in conjunction with your first round conducting in the Classical/Romantic cycle: A. A xeroxed copy of your score, color-coded per the system outlined in class, with a basic harmonic/rhythmic analysis written in pencil below each staff group and penciled breathing marks above each voice line. N.B. Submit before you conduct. The xeroxed score will not be returned to you for your conducting, so do another xerox with color-coding for your own use. B. Typed sheet(s) containing: 1. A brief paragraph on composer/lyricist background 2. A brief paragraph on performance practices of the period relevant to the piece 3. Textual/Diction Analysis, including: a. Translation of the text (if in a language other than English) 3. Typed text of the piece, sufficiently spaced to allow you to: a. Underline those syllables receiving agogic stress b. Mark those syllables that should not receive stress c. Write above each line of text a pronunciation plan. Use IPA if you know it. If not, use "tone syllables" or some other approximation. C. An enumerated listing of anticipated problems and proposed solutions associated with teaching this piece. These items might be related to specific intervals (melodic or harmonic), tricky rhythm, diction, phrasing, vocal production (particularly passagio and higher frequency contexts), tuning, etc, etc. Underneath each enumerated item, briefly describe a proposed solution/approach to overcoming that problem with your ensemble.